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r 'REFRIGBRATOR N0. 60,281. Patented Deo. 4, 1866.

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y HENRY R. TAYLOR, oF-RoXRUIn?, missioni;entrer 1 Y" y LeaeesPeeeee Ne. 60,281, elated Deeembeei, 1866.`

, SPECIFICATION.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY GONCERN: e e

Be it known' that I, HENRY R. TAYLOR', of Roxbury, in the county of- Norfolk, andy State of Massachusetts, i have invented certain improvements in Refrigerators, of which the following is` a full, clear, and exact Vdescript'ion, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, making part of thisspeciication, in which-` y e Figure 1 is `a'front elevation of my improved refrigerator. .y e Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same, on the line a: a: of iig. 1,looking in the direction of the` redarrow. i fi Figure 3 is a--longitudinal vertical section of the same, on the line y, of fig. 2. e.

, Refrigerators, as at present constructed, are objectionable for `the reason that when opened lfor the,A recepi-"y tion or removal of the meat or other articles the ice receptacle is exposed tothe externali air, ,causingva waste"` i l' of the ice. My invention has for its object to overcome this diiculty, and consistsiin aI refrigerator provided.`

' with adrawer for containing the meat, ttc., which when pulled out entirely closes thedopening in whichitslides, y i

and prevents the entrance of the external air; that within the refrigerator being thus keptiyconstantly eoolfailid` unchanged, as required. To enable others skilled in the art tounderstand and .usemy invention, I wlleproceedb to describe the manner in which I have carried it out. p i f i In the said drawings, A is the outer wall or easing, B the inner wall, and a the air space ,between the two;` C is the ice receptacle, which is closed by` a door, D, and occupies the greater part of the horizontal area of the upper portion of the refrigerator',` a pipe, b, at the rear servingto carry oli' themoisture, thuskeeping it .iperfectly dry. Adjoining the ice receptacle, C, and seperated therefrom by a vertical partition, E, is a small cooli ing chamber, F, `which :is closed by a door, Gr, and is provided with a shelf, c, thr-slpartition, E,`beii1g perforated" 1 with holes, d, for the passage of the cold air from the ice `receptacle, G. The bottom .of i the chambexFgis per-1 i forated with holes, e, through which the cold air descends into the lower portion of the refrigerator, whieh is occupied by a drawer, H, furnished with racks or shelves, which f orms `the main refrigerating chamber, for con-i i* taining the 4meatfor other articles. The drawer, H, is constructed with a sliding-piece, I, on? each side, (seen also in red in fig. 2,) by which it'is supported, and when pulled out to its full extent, preventedzfrom sagging dw'h, e -as is more fully described in Letters Patent of the United States granted to me on the 27th day of April, A. D. 1858, p p and on the 21st day of February, A; D. 1860. These sliding-pieces, I, togethervvithth pices 'Lon the inside `of i the refrigerator, which hold them in place, serve to close the spaces onl each side of the drawer, H, and prevent the entrance of the external air.V fis a strip which is bevelled or wedge-shaped in cross-sectin, and extends'across the e under side of the drawer, H, so that when the latter is pulled out to its full extent the strip f will strike against i a correspondingly bevelled strip, 'q, on the inside of the bottom of the refrigerator, and raise the Vdrawer slightly, so l that its upper edge, h, lwhich is bevelled, will strike against the longitudinal strip,- vz', abovelit,` and the entire space` around the' drawer, is thus eifectually closed, as required, so that when pulled out for the reception or removal of meat, &c., it will be impossible for the external air to enter and raise the temperature of the airwithin` the,A refrigerator, which is thus kept constantly cool, thereby preventing any unnecessary waste of the ice. Thedoors, D (Land also the inside of the projecting portion of the drawer, H, `are edged with clothor felt,to` more p e`ectuallyvexclu'de the warmlair, and the strips, f z', and upper edge, h, of the drawer, lH,mayalsobe covered g i e with the same material if desired. The wedging of the strips, f g, is relieved as s oon as the drawer `is pushed in i slightly, after which it will slide withthe greatest ease. 7' `is an opening into the ice chamber, C, which serves 1 to ventilate the interior of the refrigerator. e p n p e p The above `described refrigerator possesses many advantages over those now in generaluse, islof simple p construction, and may be'furnished at a moderate oost. e

, Ulam. l p What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,- isp p i A vrefrigerator provided with a `drawer so arranged that when pulled out it will` close the opening `in which` it slides and exclude the external air from the interior of the refrigerator, substantially asfdeseribed. p p p y i t HENRY R. TAYLOR.I p

Witnesses: i p p P. E. Tnscnmmcnsa, e Y f N. W. SrsAnNsl 

